The most famous animal attacks on humans

No matter how kind and affectionate a tamed animal is, it still remains an animal. And therefore, any factor can become a provocation for him to attack, because, first of all, the main difference between an animal and a person is his animal instinct...

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1. Don Brancheau

In 2010, the beloved coach at the Seaworld Amusement Park and Aquarium in Orlando was killed by her pupil, a killer whale. According to the published data, the animal grabbed the coach by the tail on his head and dragged him to the bottom of the pool, because of which Dawn Brancheau drowned.

2. Timothy Treadwell

The tragedy occurred on October 5, 2003. Timothy Treadwell and his girlfriend Amy Hugenard were about to take a helicopter ride to pick them up from a wasteland in Katmai National Park in Alaska. Unfortunately, the trip did not take place, and the pilot who arrived for the guys found only their remains ...

3. Roy Horn

Roy was a member of the famous artist duo Siegfried and Roy. In March 2002, while performing at a casino in Las Vegas, Roy was bitten on the neck by a white Bengal tiger. Having received injuries incompatible with life, Roy stayed in the hospital for some time but died as a result. On the way to the hospital, his main request was not to harm the lion in any way. Roy had grown up with him since he was a child, and he was pretty sure that he didn't really mean to hurt him.

4. Andrew Oberle

The young man was studying the behavior of chimpanzees. On one of these days, he overcame 2 protective barriers in order to get as close as possible to one of the chimpanzees, which provoked his attack. After this incident, the guy lost his limbs on his hands and toes.

5. Steve Irwin

Popular television star, host, and wildlife advocate known as "the crocodile hunter" Steve Irwin has suffered a horrific tragedy. On the set of a documentary film about the underwater world, a man plunged underwater and received a fatal blow from a stingray in the chest area. The ship was named after the famous TV presenter.

6. Bethany Hamilton

On October 31, 2003, a young surfer named Bethany Hamilton set off to conquer the waves in Tunnels Beach, Kauai. Around 7:30 in the morning, a tiger shark attacked the girl and bit off her hand. Despite the disaster, the girl was able to find the strength in herself to continue to enjoy life and also continued to surf.

7. Wes Perkins

A 54-year-old man and his partner were chasing a bear on a snowmobile. Out of nowhere, the animal violently attacked Perkins and badly injured him, leaving him in critical condition. However, Perkins still managed to survive and rehabilitate himself.

8. Jenna O'Grady Donley

An Australian tourist was walking through the Borneo Wildlife Sanctuary in Malaysia when she was attacked by a pygmy elephant. There were rumors that the girl provoked the aggressive behavior of the animal, trying to photograph him on the sly.

9. The elephant in Chiang Mai

This incident happened relatively recently in Mae Wang. An elephant with three passengers on its back began to behave inappropriately and destroy everything around, and at the end of a wild attack, he fled into the tropical thickets right along with his family and a small child harnessed to the seats on the back of an elephant. Fortunately, the family escaped with only a slight fright, but this situation once again proves that the intrusion of people into the way of life of wild animals and their exploitation is by no means the norm, and in a critical situation, people can suffer from the paws of animals ...